Victorian Faceted Onyx Wrap Bracelet
Located in New York, NY
Century. Steel wire core helps to retain shape of this Victorian mourning bracelet. Modern and timeless, 2
Onyx
Victorian 15k Repousse + Garnet Mourning Link Bracelet
Located in Narberth, PA
A stunning and artistic bracelet from the Victorian (ca1880) era! This jaw-dropping piece is
Garnet, 15k Gold
Victorian 14 Karat Gold Serpent Mourning Hair Bracelet
Located in Wallkill, NY
1860's Victorian Gold Serpent mourning Hair bracelet. Serpent Head and tail is made of 14k Gold
14k Gold
$823
W 0.79 in D 0.4 in L 15.75 in
Whitby Jet snake bracelet, faceted beads, collectible Mourning Antique Victorian
Located in Kings Langley, GB
Gorgeous Victorian Whitby Jet snake bracelet, crafted around 1880 in England, in excellent
Victorian Mid to Late 1800s Hair Work and Glass Antique Mourning Bracelet
Located in Skelmersdale, GB
Sentimental and rare, this special bracelet dates from the Victorian era and was created in
$3,424
W 0.52 in L 6.25 in
Antique Victorian 14k Gold Black Enamel Textured Wide Mourning Bangle Bracelet
Located in Montclair, NJ
This unique and absolutely gorgeous antique bangle bracelet was crafted in solid 14k gold during
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Rare Antique Victorian 14K Green & Rose Gold Mourning Hair Wide Bangle Bracelet
Located in Montclair, NJ
Victorian period. The top part of the bangle features unique open windows with beautiful braided mourning
Rose Gold
Turquoise and Garnet Snake Mourning Hair Bracelet
Located in London, GB
This is a Victorian 9ct yellow gold mourning bracelet featuring woven hair in the form of a serpent
Garnet, Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold
Unavailable
W 0.38 in D 0.5 in L 7.75 in
Antique Victorian Mourning Bracelet with Etched Padlock Clasp, 10 Karat
Located in Bellmore, NY
Very unusual Victorian Mourning Bracelet has puffed ornate links and a padlock clasp. One side of
10k Gold
Unavailable
W 0.44 in L 7.01 in
Victorian English Gold Multi Hair Locket and Names Mourning Bracelet, circa 1850
Located in Houston, TX
An antique English 9 c gold mourning bracelet, finely constructed from 8 individual glass lockets
9k Gold
Vintage Sterling Mourning Cross & Bracelet with Red Garnets & Hematites
Located in Pahrump, NV
mourning bracelet in silver with garnets and hematites is also an early 20th century collectors item. There
Antique Victorian mourning bracelet, Hairwork, Amethyst paste and Gilt
Located in NEWARK, GB
A gorgeous antique mourning piece. A Victorian hairwork mourning bracelet made from plaited brown
Gilt Metal
Victorian Mourning Seed Pearl Bracelet in 14 Karat Gold
Located in Towson, MD
One 14-karat gold Victorian mourning bracelet set with twelve seed pearls in black enamel. The
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1860's Victorian Diamond 18 Karat Gold Mourning Locket Bangle Bracelet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Victorian woman Another secret portrait is hidden below locket on the inside of the bracelet - both
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Victorian Pearl Ruby Emerald Diamond Gold Mourning Bangle Bracelet
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Unique Victorian bangle that was created in the end of 1800's as a mourning bracelet as it features
Emerald, Natural Pearl, Ruby, White Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Victorian Handwoven 14 Karat Gold Barrel Shaped Mourning Remembrance Bracelet
Located in Birmingham, AL
This is a beautiful and very unique mourning / remembrance bracelet. This piece was crafted in the
14k Gold
Antique Victorian 14 Karat Gold Black Enamel Hinged Bangle Mourning Bracelet
Located in Montclair, NJ
Here we have a gorgeous antique bangle-style mourning bracelet that was crafted from solid 14k
14k Gold, Enamel
Antique Victorian mourning bracelet, 18k gold and Hairwork
Located in NEWARK, GB
This rare antique mourning bracelet is certainly an interesting and unusual piece, perfect for the
18k Gold
Antique Victorian Mourning Bracelet, Hairwork, 9k Yellow Gold Tassel
Located in NEWARK, GB
A beautiful antique Victorian era mourning bracelet. The bracelet is made from tightly woven and
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 18k Gold Mourning Bracelet, Blue Enamel, Victorian
Located in NEWARK, GB
This stunning antique 18kt gold Mourning bracelet is both delicate and bold at the same time
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique Victorian Whitby Jet Mourning Bracelet, Banded Agate, Bangle
Located in NEWARK, GB
A beautiful antique, late Victorian Jet mourning bracelet. The bracelet is made up of pretty
Agate
Black Enamel Victorian Mourning Gold Bracelet
Located in Frederick, MD
This beautiful Victorian mourning bracelet features delicate tassels and black enamel with seed
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Victorian Enamel Seed Pearl Gold Filled Mourning Bracelet
Located in Frederick, MD
·Item: Gold Filled Victorian Mourning Black Enamel Bracelet 7" ·Era: Victorian / 1890s
Pearl, Gold-filled
$2,880Sale Price|20% Off
L 22 in
Art Nouveau 14K Gold Sapphire Pearl Enamel Pendant, England Circa 1910
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This Art Nouveau Pendant is special. It is enameled in colors of Blue, Green, Pink and Cream. It also has a Pear shaped Blue Sapphire in the center and single cut Diamonds surround....
Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Enamel
Victorian Gold & Enamel Mourning Hair Locket Brooch Seed Pearls
Located in Wallkill, NY
Wonderful VICTORIAN 14K GOLD Mourning Pin Locket. This has a glass back that would have housed a lock of hair or a picture of your loved one that had passed on. Looks like it has not...
Onyx, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Antique Garnet Snake Bracelet Victorian Serpent Bangle circa 1850
Located in New York, NY
This is a very rare and wonderful antique Victorian Coiled Snake Bracelet with beautiful Bohemian Garnets set in the head and eyes dating to circa 1830-1870. The bangle bracelet is ...
Garnet, Gold-filled
Antique Georgian Star Sapphire Diamond Guilloche Enamel 14K Gold Ring Circa 1830
Located in New York, NY
Stunning Georgian Period cabochon star sapphire, diamond, cobalt blue guilloche enamel 14K gold ring. Circa 1830 This beautiful antique ring dates from the George IV/Regency Period. ...
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
Victorian 18k Banded Agate, Pearl + Enamel Mourning Locket
Located in Narberth, PA
This rare mourning locket from the Victorian (ca1875) era is quite a stunning piece! Crafted in vibrant 18k gold, the decorative locket serves as an incredible example of the mournin...
Agate, Pearl, 18k Gold
$950
H 0.75 in W 0.87 in D 0.36 in
Antique Georgian Gold, Enamel, and Seed Pearl Braided Hair Mourning Brooch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Georgian gold, seed pearl, hair, and enamel mourning brooch. With braided or plaited hair behind glass in a worked gold setting set with seed pearls and surrounded by...
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
$12,000
W 0.99 in D 0.75 in L 2.09 in
1676 Friedrich von Arenstorff Intaglio Fob wax Seal Rock Crystal Silver
Located in SE
Unique 17th century fob pendant in silver mount with 3 seals carved in solid rock crystal,in original wood and leather case box that used to belong to Friedrich von Arensdorff (1626–...
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Silver
Victorian 28.00 Ct Garnet Rare French Origin 18 KT Bracelet
Located in Napoli, IT
Extra Ordinary An outstanding antique French origin bracelet, with mourning locket, 19th century Rare example as hardly seen, superbly hand made with eye catching cushion shaped link...
Garnet, 18k Gold
Victorian Whitby Jet Buckle Bracelet
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Whitby Jet Buckle Bracelet on elastic from the late 19th Century. Bars of jet form the links which are centered on a hand carved, circular buckle form motif. 1880's UK. Exc...
$2,337Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Victorian 15K Gold Forget Me Not Sardonyx Cameo Sliding Mourning Ring
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
An antique sardonyx, and gold ring, comprising one panel of carved sardonyx, set in 15 karat yellow gold, to a 15 karat gold band concealing hairwork. This unique ring is ever so b...
Agate, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
$1,600
D 1.97 in L 17.52 in
Antique German Necklace natural 25ctw. Amethyst Pearls Gilt Silver/44.5cm/11.5gr
Located in SE
Beautiful arrangement of 15 oval and round cut of natural Amethyst stones and 7 Seed Pearls framed into chained clusters of solid Gilt Silver. Likely German necklace, hand -made ca....
Amethyst, Pearl, Gold, Silver
A Roman Ring With A Intaglio Nicolo Minerva 1st Century AD
Located in Firenze, IT
A ROMAN INTAGLIO NICOLO with MINERVA 1ST CENTURY AD Period: I - II century A.D. Top size: 14.5 mm Ring size: 7 Weight: 5.2 gr The carving, from Roman times and attributable to the ...
Agate, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
$1,814Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Victorian 1840s 18K Gold Diamond, Pearl and Black Enamel Mourning Ring
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
An antique yellow gold, pearl, black enamel and diamond ring, comprising of one sparkling old mine cut diamond set in centre of a black enamelled panel, four larger pearls, two small...
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Diamond and Carbuncle Garnet Beetle
Located in Riverdale, NY
Lovely 19th Century Diamond and Carbuncle Garnet Beetle. Realistically modeled with large cabochon garnet set in high gold prongs with body elements all detailed in rose and rough cu...
Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
$8,750
W 0.38 in L 87 in
Antique Victorian Gold and Pink Topaz Bracelet with Heart-Shaped Padlock Clasp
Located in New York, NY
An antique early Victorian topaz and gold belcher link padlock bracelet, the finely chased links decorated with a clover-leaf rinceau over a stippled background, completed by a heart...
Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold
Victorian Woven Hair and 9 Carat Gold Memorial Bangle
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This special piece is crafted from woven hair and would have been made in memory of a certain someone. The clasp is beautifully ornate and modelled in 9ct gold. Length: 18cm Width: ...
Gold
The reign of Queen Victoria encapsulates a quickly evolving period of history — and jewelry styles were no exception. No single period has seen such a diverse group of jewelry attributed to it than the Victorian era. Today, there is a vast collection of authentic antique Victorian jewelry and watches on 1stDibs.
Victorian jewelry is named after Queen Victoria, whose reign lasted from 1837 to 1901, making her the second longest-ruling monarch. (She was surpassed by Queen Elizabeth II in 2015.) During this time, different styles of fashion and jewelry came and went. Thanks to our fascination with royalty and swoon-worthy melodramas like Netflix’s The Crown — which is rife with evocative fashion, jewelry and interiors — and the 2017 feature film Victoria & Abdul, we are all familiar with her story. After the death of Victoria’s father and three childless uncles, she ascended to the throne at age 18. In 1840, Queen Victoria married the love of her life, her first cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Queen Victoria loved serpentine jewels, and she had even more power to shape trends than Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle do today. The British monarch’s best-known piece in this mold is the gold coiled-snake engagement ring she received from Prince Albert — the sinuous reptile was considered a symbol of everlasting love.
The Queen's 63-year reign has been divided by historians into the Romantic period, the early happy years, circa 1837–60; the Grand period, marked by the deaths of the Queen’s mother and husband, circa 1860–80; and the late Victorian or Aesthetic period, which lasted from about 1880 until 1901 and ushered in the Belle Époque. Queen Victoria wore her heart on her sleeve, and her fashion and jewelry reflected her emotions.
Romantic period jewelry, which featured common decorative motifs and was embellished with seed pearls, coral and turquoise, was a celebration of the young monarch’s love. Everything changed with the death of Prince Albert, and the Grand period is most often associated with mourning jewelry. Jewelry was smaller, lighter and more dainty during the late Victorian period. During this era, diamonds came into fashion, and semiprecious gems such as amethysts and opals became prevalent, too. Using gemstones for their natural beauty and not their worth was something that jewelers of the era felt passionate about, and this ideology would really become relevant in Art Nouveau jewelry.
Find a collection of authentic antique Victorian jewelry — from rings, necklaces and brooches to a range of other accessories — on 1stDibs.
Today, antique and vintage bracelets are versatile and universally loved accessories that can add polish and pizzazz to any ensemble.
Bracelets were among the jewels discovered to have been buried with Pharaoh Tutankhamun when his tomb was unearthed in 1922, and wrist and arm bracelets were allegedly worn by Queen Puabi in Sumer, southern Mesopotamia. But preceding the adornments of Ancient Egypt and elsewhere, the people of prehistoric times likely wore the decorative accessory, fashioning it from shells and fish bones. When the Bronze Age allowed for more durable materials and semiprecious stones to be incorporated into jewelry, bracelets became a treasured symbol of wealth.
In the thousands of years following the debut of the world’s first bracelets, the artistry behind this common accessory has only broadened, with designers at popular jewelry houses growing more venturesome over time. David Webb looked to nature for his Animal Kingdom bracelets, and for her best-selling bracelets and more at Tiffany & Co., Elsa Peretti would frequently do the same. From bangles to tennis bracelets, the modern age offers plenty of options.
Internationally acclaimed bracelet designs have on occasion become powerful symbols of status, style and, in the case of Cartier's iconic design, love. The Cartier Love bracelet can be found on the wish list of most jewelry lovers and on the wrist of some of the world’s biggest stars. Its arrangement of mock screwheads and distinctive functionality — it was initially locked and unlocked with an accompanying vermeil screwdriver — is an enduring expression of loyalty, unity and romance. (Do you know how to spot a fake Cartier Love bracelet?)
While the Love bracelet has played a role in the skyrocketing popularity of cuff-style bracelets, they are far from the only glamorous option for collectors. Make a statement with an Art Deco design, a style that sees all kinds of iterations fitted with studded cuffs, one-of-a-kind shapes and dazzling insets. A chunky vintage gold bracelet in the Retro style will prove eye-catching and elevate any outfit.
One of the best things about bracelets, however, is that you never have to choose just one. Style icon Jacqueline Kennedy stacked her Croisillon bracelets — designed by Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co. — with such frequency that the ornate bangles were eventually dubbed “Jackie bracelets” by reporters. Contemporary silver pieces can easily complement each other, rendering a layering of luxury almost a necessity.
Find a diverse collection of bracelets that you can sort by style, stone cut and more on 1stDibs.